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A - 16 Mar 2008 01:25 GMT

With recent discussion of Coumadin and the diet limitations when you take
it, I thought it might be of interest to let you all know that there is a
cookbook for this actually called "The Coumadin Cookbook"

Abby

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sweetpickleNO@SPAMknology.net - 16 Mar 2008 03:59 GMT

The nurse gave me one the last time she did my Protime.
Gwen

> With recent discussion of Coumadin and the diet limitations when you take
> it, I thought it might be of interest to let you all know that there is a
> cookbook for this actually called "The Coumadin Cookbook"
>
> Abby

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Thumper - 16 Mar 2008 17:52 GMT

>The nurse gave me one the last time she did my Protime.
>Gwen

The one good thing about taking Coumadin is that I finally had an
excuse for my wife on why I don't eat Broccoli.
Thumper

>> With recent discussion of Coumadin and the diet limitations when you take
>> it, I thought it might be of interest to let you all know that there is a
>> cookbook for this actually called "The Coumadin Cookbook"
>>
>> Abby

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Califchief - 17 Mar 2008 00:00 GMT

Gwen wrote:

> The nurse gave me one the last time she did my Protime.

Gwen, what is Protime?

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Califchief - 17 Mar 2008 00:00 GMT

Thumper wrote:

> The one good thing about taking Coumadin is that I finally
> had an excuse for my wife on why I don't eat Broccoli.

I don't suppose that also works with cauliflower. <g>

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Califchief - 17 Mar 2008 21:00 GMT

> Protime is also usually referred to on many lab reqs and such as PT.

Thanks Donna.

Your reply and the others have explained it quite well.

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Califchief - 17 Mar 2008 21:00 GMT

> They still draw it from the arm the old fashioned way at the
> labs here at our hospitals.

Donna, last Tuesday evening the hospital lab drew from the arm.

Friday, the permanent lab I'll be visiting also drew from the arm.

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Califchief - 17 Mar 2008 21:00 GMT

> Gwen, when they draw the blood from your finger, it sounds like it
> would be perhaps easier, but it must just be a pretty small sample of
> blood they use? Do you get yours done at a lab or a doctors office?

Donna, the blood bank here also uses a finger stick to draw
a sample for testing (iron, etc.) before each donation.

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